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Learning Analytics on MOOCs
T.C. PongSenior Advisor to the Executive Vice-President & Provost
Professor of Computer Science & Engineering Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
1 June 2015
Trends and Convergence
High quality content and access to digital resources
Platforms that support interaction and collaboration
Mobile & wireless ubiquity
Greater understanding of learning and learner
Focus on outcomes and mastery
Emphasis on active and collaborative learning
Pedagogy Technology
Blended Learning
Flipped Courses
MOOCs
TraditionalLecture
StyleTeaching
Criticism of Lecture Style Teaching
The criticisms of lecture style teaching can be summarized by a quote attributed to Mark Twain:
•College is a place where a professor’s lecture notes go straight to the student’s lecture notes, without passing through the brains of either.
• How to make teaching and learning more effective?
• Chinese proverb (Xun Zi 荀子 ): Tell me and I will forget (闻之不若见之) ,
Show me and I will remember (见之不若知之) , Involve me and I will understand (知之不若行之) .
Active Learning“Improved Learning in a Large-Enrollment Physics Class,”
Louis Deslauriers, Ellen Schelew and Carl Wieman, Science (2011).
Massive Open Online Courses
A massive open online course (MOOC) is a type of online course aimed at large-scale participation and open access via the Internet.
• In addition to online video lectures, learners are involved actively in the learning process
• MOOCs go beyond just offering courses and content. Learning analytics allow us to understand how students learn and how teachers can improve their teaching.
MOOC Platforms
Major MOOC platforms:– Coursera and edX in the US– FutureLearn in the UK – France Université Numérique (France
Digital University) in France– Iversity in Germany– Open2Study in Australia– JMOOC in Japan– KMOOC in Korea– XuetangX & CNMOOC in China– …..
Last October, Coursera partnered with BNY Mellon to provide US$250,000 for the production of a Finance Specialization:
• Learn the finance skills that every business organization needs
• Foundational Topics – Finance I: Accounting & Principles of Corporate Finance
– Finance II: Capital Markets & Financial Institutions
• Advanced Topics– Focus on Capital Markets
– Focus on Valuation & Investing
Coursera – BNY Mellon Fundamentals of Finance Specialization
Google and Coursera are looking for a forward-thinking, innovative university to create and launch a series of Software Engineering Specializations• Google will be offering $300,000 to Coursera university
partners to create the specialization designed to be accessible and affordable to students around the world
• Google will work with the winning Universities to create a number of creative problem-solving projects for the courses
• Google will also offer guest lectures from working engineers to explain the connections between theoretical and applied computer science.
Coursera – GoogleSoftware Development Specializations
Coursera SpecificationsRequest for Proposals
Coursera issued Request for Proposals (RFPs) in topics of high demand among learners:• Full Stack Web Development • Professional Sales • Product Management • Social Media Marketing• People Management• Business Strategy• Data for Managers• Introduction to Analytics (Business Analytics)• Data Analysis Fundamentals• Video Game Design• iOS Application Development and Design
HKUST
edX – Arizona State UniversityGlobal Freshman Academy
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Global Freshman Academy provides students the opportunity to complete their entire university freshman year coursework, risk free, and pay for the credit earned after passing the course.
The first MBA on Coursera from the University of Illinois
Launching for admissions in 2015, the iMBA consists of a set of Specializations in different areas of business expertise. • Learners can take one course, one Specialization, or go on to take a set of
Specializations in order to earn an MBA degree from the University of Illinois. Each Specialization is a “stackable credential”.
• The iMBA curriculum will be freely available for everyone, with the option to enroll in the paid Specialization and earn a Verified Certificate at $79 per modules and $553 per specialization.
• Learners can choose to augment the Specializations with additional, high-engagement interactions with peers and faculty at the University of Illinois to earn University of Illinois credit.
• Learners who complete six Specializations along with their high engagement extensions will be eligible to apply for admission and earn a degree from the University of Illinois’ College of Business.
• This fully online MBA will cost less than a third of the cost of MBAs from similar institutions with a targeted cost of around $20,000
Course Syllabus
Improving Business Finances and Operations:• Managerial Accounting, Corporate Finance, Process Management
Strategic Management:• Business Strategy, Marketing Management, Global Strategy
Leadership and Management:• Executive Leadership, Designing and Managing Organizations, Fostering Creative
Thinking, Strategic Human Capital
Business Tools for Successful Execution:• Business Statistics, data analysis and decision making, Firm-level Economics,
Financial Accounting
Business Environments and Corporate Responsibility:• Country Level Economics, Business Ethics and Corporate responsibility, Global
Business Horizons
Entrepreneurship and Innovation:• Investments, Entrepreneurship and Corporate renewal, Advance Marketing
Strategies
MOOC completion rates
HKUST’s MOOC Experience
Over 200,000 learners have registered and over 10,000 have earned certificates from
HKUST MOOCs.
Blended Learning and MOOC: Introduction to Computing with Java
• Offered as a flipped course in Spring 2014 – The course is divided into two sections of 45 and 65
students.
– Students watch online lecture videos and participate in
online quizzes before class. – Classes start with Q&A and then redo some of the online
quizzes.
– Students then participate in group discussions and activities.
Student groups No. of students Total views Average views
Midterm score >= 90 25 1465 1.33
Midterm score >= 80 54 2975 1.25
Midterm score >= 50 92 4846 1.20
Midterm score < 50 15 607 0.92
Student Performance vs Video Views
Total number of videos = 44Average video hit counts per student per video
Student groups No. of students Total views Average views
Final score >= 90 21 1276 1.38
Final score >= 80 44 2502 1.29
Final score >= 50 82 4231 1.17
Final score < 50 25 1138 1.03
Student Performance vs Video Views
Total number of videos = 44Average video hit counts per student per video
Blended Learning and MOOC: Introduction to Computing with Java
• Offered as a flipped course in Spring 2014 – The course is divided into two sections of 45 and 65
students.
– Students watch online lecture videos and participate in
online quizzes before class. – Classes start with Q&A and then redo some of the online
quizzes.
– Students then participate in group discussions and activities.
• Offered as a MOOC on edX started in June 2014
Learning Analytics on MOOCs
VisMOOC: A visual analytics tool for MOOC developed by Prof. Huamin Qu’s research group
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VisMOOC Demo
http://vis.cse.ust.hk/vismooc/
Chemists Onlinefor Secondary School Students
Chemists Online is a collaborative project between universities and secondary schools (or high schools) in Hong Kong that aims at
• nurturing scientific literacy and questioning skills of students
• providing them with exposure to university education through blended learning
Chemists Onlinefor Secondary School Students
Students participated in the lectures given by universityprofessors live and online.
Students participating live in a university lecture hall.
Students participating online in aclassroom in their school.
Number of students
% of registered
% of active
Registered students
4,113 100% N/A
Active students 2,865 70% 100%
Students received certificates
2,127 52% 74%
No of Participating Schools from Hong Kong: 143 and Macau: 1
Chemist Online Award Scheme (Spring 2014 cohort)
MOOC as a Catalyst for Enhancing Learning Experience
Using our own MOOCs
• A basis for developing blended / flipped credit-bearing courses
– A blended learning initiative was launched in 2013 to pilot courses in different disciplines and levels.
• Using Learning analytics to improve students’ learning experience
– Faculty from different disciplines work together to analyze the MOOC data and develop approaches for improving students’ learning experience.
• Outreaching to prospective undergraduate/graduate students
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